2019 Swick Wines 'Palhete' Columbia Valley, USA Pierre Sparr • Grapes are pressed gently

• Grapes are pressed gently by pneumatic press

2017 Domaine Ludovic et Emilien Bonnardot La Garenne Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru

are strained and proofed down to 40% abv

on the shore of the Sea of Japan

César Florido Amontillado spends an average of eight years in the solera process before being bottled en rama

2019 Swick Wines 'Palhete' Columbia Valley, USA Pierre Sparr • Grapes are pressed gently2019 Swick Wines 'Palhete' Columbia Valley, USA Palhete is the local (Portuguese) term for a wine that is made in a farmer's style, by blending red and white grapes to create a low alcohol beverage to drink during the day. As the Avs would tell you there certainly was no bottled water, very little soda or beer readily available back in the days, and the natural water sources were unreliable, so the Palhete wines provided the only trustworthy hydration